Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide

For the Roman Catholic archbishops, see Roman Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide.

Archbishop of Adelaide
Archbishopric
anglican
Coat of arms of the Diocese
Incumbent: Geoffrey Smith since 28 April 2017 (2017-04-28)
Style	The Most Reverend
Location
Country	Australia
Ecclesiastical province	South Australia
Residence	Adelaide
Information
First holder	Augustus Short
Denomination	Anglicanism
Established	Bishopric on 25 June 1847 (1847-06-25) Archbishopric in 1970
Diocese	Adelaide
Cathedral	St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide
Website
Diocese of Adelaide

The Archbishop of Adelaide is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide, Australia and ex officio metropolitan bishop of the ecclesiastical Province of South Australia. ^[1]

List of Bishops and Archbishops of Adelaide

Bishops of Adelaide
No	From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1	1847	1882	Augustus Short
2	1882	1894	George Kennion	Translated to Bath and Wells.
3	1895	1905	John Harmer	Translated to Rochester.
4	1906	1940	A. Nutter Thomas
5	1941	1956	Bryan Robin	Formerly Archdeacon of Hampstead.
6	1957	1970	Tom Reed	Became Archbishop of Adelaide in 1970.
Archbishops of Adelaide
No	From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1	1970	1975	Tom Reed	Bishop of Adelaide until 1970.
2	1976	1989	Keith Rayner	Translated from Wangaratta; translated to Melbourne.
3	1991	2004	Ian George	Previously assistant bishop in Canberra and Goulburn.
4	2005	2016	Jeffrey Driver	Translated from Gippsland
5	2017	present	Geoffrey Smith	Primate of Australia since 7 April 2020 [2] Previously assistant bishop, General Manager, and Registrar of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane (2007–2017)

References

1. "Diocese: Adelaide". Anglican Communion . Retrieved 11 March 2021.
2. "Archbishop Geoffrey Smith elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia". Anglican Communion News Service. Anglican Communion Office. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

External links

• Diocese of Adelaide – official site